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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the upcoming Remo Federal Constituency by-election in Ogun State, Adesola Elegbeji, has demanded that the Nigerian Constitution be reviewed to permit political parties to hold onto legislative seats in the event of a serving lawmaker\u2019s death without holding new elections.<\/p>\n

The existing system, she said, is a \u201cdouble punishment\u201d for political parties that lose a lawmaker in office.<\/p>\n

Elegbeji spoke on Thursday while addressing newsmen at \u201cAn Evening with the Press\u201d organized and held in the premises of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ogun State Council.<\/p>\n

She, alongside other opposition party candidates, is contesting for the seat in order to succeed the late Adewunmi Onanuga, a former member who passed away in January following a brief illness.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reports that the Ikenne\/Sagamu\/Remo North Federal Constituency by-election is scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 16, 2025.<\/p>\n

Her words: \u201cWe lost our sister, and now we\u2019re being made to fight for what is rightfully ours. We should be allowed to present a replacement without contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that in the nearest future, the constitution will be amended or the electoral act will be amended such that when this happens to a party that has legitimately won a seat, the party is allowed to appoint someone else to represent them without going through an election.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking earlier, the NUJ Chairman, Comrade Wale Olanrewaju, clarified that the media engagement was not intended as a political campaign, but rather a forum for voters to hear directly from the candidate regarding their plans for the Remo Federal Constituency.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cA few days ago, the ADC candidate was here before the gentlemen of the press. Today, the APC candidate. This is not a campaign platform; we are journalists, not politicians, so we are not here to campaign for any candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ogun NUJ Council has set up this platform for members of your constituency to hear your mind concerning what you have for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olanrewaju expressed the belief that the coming by-election will not only be violent-free, but also credible and just.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the upcoming Remo Federal Constituency by-election in Ogun State, Adesola Elegbeji, has demanded that the Nigerian Constitution be reviewed to permit political parties to hold onto legislative seats in the event of a serving lawmaker\u2019s death without holding new elections. 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